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Mats Sigurdson, London Stansted Aviation Director, said: "We’re delighted that WOW air has chosen to base its London operation at London Stansted Airport.

"We saw really high demand over the summer from passengers choosing WOW’s flights to Reykjavik and beyond to destinations across the United States, and inbound tourism to London and the East of England. We look forward to welcoming more WOW air passengers to London Stansted Airport early next year."

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What if I have a flight booked?

The London Gatwick schedule will remain unchanged until the 31st March 2019, but passengers who have already booked flights after this date will be affected.

A spokesperson for the airline told Mirror Online that all passengers who were booked on Gatwick flights will be notified of the change, and will be moved to Stansted flights.

They also said that passengers who had connecting flights with other carriers at London Gatwick will be offered a refund.

However, it's not exactly ideal as those passengers with connecting flights will need to find an alternative route for their holiday.

There is a small silver lining in that it's currently the January sales and there are plenty of cheap flight deals on including the likes of easyJet and British Airways so you could snap up a bargain.

Unfortunately if you've booked a hotel near the airport or had already paid for train tickets to get there, you're not going to be compensated - under current laws, airlines have no responsibility for losses incurred through schedule changes.

However, check your booking policy as there is enough notice that you may be able to cancel and get some, if not all, of your money back directly from the hotel or rail provider.